$10K Reward Offered in Lancaster Gun Store Burglaries
Philadelphia, Pa. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania State Police, Manor Township Police Department and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction for those responsible for the theft of firearms from Jones Firearms, LLC, a federal firearm licensee.
Jones Firearms, LLC, 2200 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania., was burglarized on June 30, and July 29, 2024, with a total of 43 firearms stolen. Two masked individuals were observed in both cases. A maroon or purple mid-2000’s Honda Accord as well a black late model sedan with a moon-roof may have been used in the second burglary.
ATF and PSP request information on this maroon or purple,
mid-2000’s Honda Accord that may have been used in the
July 29, 2024, burglary of Jones Firearms, Lancaster, Pa.
ATF and PSP request information on this black
late model sedan with a moon-roof that may
have been used in the July 29, 2024, burglary
of Jones Firearms, Lancaster, Pa.
ATF is offering the reward for the amount of up to $5,000, which will be matched by the NSSF for a total reward of up to $10,000. This reward is part of a larger national cooperative initiative between the NSSF and ATF in which NSSF matches ATF’s reward in cases involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed firearms retailers.
Anyone with information about this crime should contact ATF at (888) ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477) or ATFTips@atf.gov, or the Pennsylvania State Police at (800) 4PA-TIPS (1-800-472-8477) or tips@pa.gov. Information can also be sent through ATF’s website at http://www.atf.gov/contact/atftips . Tips can be submitted anonymously using the Reportit® app, available from both Google Play and the Apple App store, or by visiting www.reportit.com.
ATF is the federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction for investigating federal firearms licensee thefts. More information about ATF and its programs is available at http://www.atf.gov . Follow @ATFPhiladelphia on X (formerly Twitter) for more news about ATF’s work in Pennsylvania.